Value Immediately following the verb

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Sandefur and Sandefur 1982; Sandefur 1979: 125-136

Examples

  1. Ai bin gibitbat la ola kid tu sambala mani blanga plei.
    Ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    gib-it-bat
    give-tr-prog
    la
    loc
    ola
    pl
    kid
    child
    tu
    too
    sam-bala
    some-adj2
    mani
    money
    blanga
    dat/poss
    plei.
    play
    I was also giving the children some money for playing.

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  2. Dumaji ai bin askimbat kwestyin la thad munanga na weya alabat wek jeya.
    Dumaji
    because
    ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    ask-im-bat
    ask-tr-prog
    kwestyin
    question
    la
    loc
    thad
    dem
    munanga
    non.Aboriginal
    na
    now
    weya
    subord
    alabat
    3pl
    wek
    work
    jeya.
    there
    Because I was questioning the non-Aboriginals who are working there.

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  3. Wal jad lilboi imin reken frog bin likimbat feis en pulumbat heya.
    Wal
    well
    jad
    dem
    lilboi
    little.boy
    im=in
    3sg=pst
    reken
    think/say
    frog
    frog
    bin
    pst
    lik-im-bat
    lick-tr-prog
    feis
    face
    en
    and
    pul-um-bat
    pull-tr-prog
    heya.
    hair
    Well that little boy said/thought that the frog licked his face and pulled his hair.

    See Galmurr and Willika 1996

  4. Aim heting fut.
    Aim
    1sg:prog
    het-ing
    hurt-prog2
    fut.
    foot
    My foot hurts.
  5. Nomo gota meit=gun im jidanabat [...] olgaman G.
    Nomo
    neg
    gota
    com
    meit=gun
    mate=contr
    im
    3sg
    jidan-abat
    sit-prog
    [...]
    [...]
    olgaman
    old.woman
    G.
    G.
    Without any companion she's sitting there, old lady G.
  6. Dijlot kid dei raning insaid la haus wen im reining.
    Dij-lot
    prox-pl
    kid
    child
    dei
    3pl
    ran-ing
    run-prog2
    insaid
    inside
    la
    loc
    haus
    house
    wen
    subord
    im
    3sg
    rein-ing.
    rain-prog2
    These kids are running inside the house when it is raining.
  7. Orla gel en boi bin nakam-bat jelp garra kura, garra burluman kura.
    Orla
    pl
    gel
    girl
    en
    and
    boi
    boy
    bin
    pst
    nak-am-bat
    hit-tr-prog
    jelp
    refl
    garra
    com/ins
    kura,
    dung
    garra
    com/ins
    burluman
    cattle
    kura.
    dung
    The girls and boys were hitting each other with dung, with cattle dung.

    See Hudson 1985: 48

  8. Dij kamel im likimbat bo dat kanggaru irrahol.
    Dij
    prox
    kamel
    camel
    im
    3sg
    lik-im-bat
    lick-tr-prog
    bo
    dat
    dat
    dem
    kanggaru
    kangaroo
    irrahol.
    ear
    This camel is licking the kangaroo's ear.